1. Use of cookies by the website

The website http://sostenibilidad.vinccihoteles.com/ uses cookies. Cookies are files sent to a browser through a web server to record the User’s activities on a website or on the website’s services (hereinafter, the services). Cookies are used to facilitate faster access to selected services, and to personalize the services offered by the website, based on the user’s usual choices and preferences when using the services.

Cookies are associated with an anonymous user and her computer and do not collect personal data. The user can configure their browser to not allow the installation of cookies used by the web page, without rejecting them preventing the user from accessing the services, although not allowing the installation of cookies can lower the speed and quality of operation of the Web page.

Classification of cookies according to their duration:

1. “Session cookies” or “persistent cookies”: the former are eliminated when the browser is closed, while the latter remain on the computer.
2. “First party cookies” or “third party cookies”: depending on whether they are served by the web domain itself, or by a third party.

Classification of cookies according to their purpose:

1. User input cookies or session cookies: They are used to initiate sessions, shopping carts, etc.
2. Authentication cookies: They identify the user once they log-in to the system.
3. User centric security cookies: Cookies aimed at increasing the security of a service requested by the user, such as controlling security when repeatedly trying to access a registration system.
4. Multimedia Player session cookies (Flash Cookies): they are used to store technical data necessary to reproduce video or audio (such as image quality, or network speed).
5. Load balancing session cookies: these cookies would only store information about connection points (technical cookie).
6. UI customization cookies: they are usually used to customize the appearance of the web (language, etc.).
7. Social plug-in content sharing cookies: Social networks usually have “plug-in modules” that website owners can integrate into their platform so that users of social networks can share content with their contacts. These plug-ins usually involve the installation of cookies on users’ computers.
8. Third party advertising: Cookies used for third party ad networks.
9. Analytical cookies: they generate statistics on the flow of visitors, browsing patterns, etc.

2. Types, purpose, and operation of the cookies used on the website

The cookies that are currently used on the website http://sostenibilidad.vinccihoteles.com/ are:

3. How to disable cookies in the main browsers

They can be blocked or disabled with your browser’s configuration tools. The browser allows you to reject the installation of all cookies, or choose to reject only some of them.

We indicate the links to the tools of the main browsers, where you can find out how to disable cookies.

Google Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es&hlrm=en

Mozilla Firefox

http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/cookies-informacion-que-los-sitios-web-guardan-en-?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies

Apple safari

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?viewlocale=es_ES

Internet explorer

Version 5

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955/es

Version 6

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283185/es

Versions 7 and 8

http://windows.microsoft.com/es-ES/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

Version 9

http://windows.microsoft.com/es-ES/windows7/How-to-manage-cookies-in-Internet-Explorer-9

Version 10 and later

http://windows.microsoft.com/es-xl/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies

• User input cookies or session cookies: They are used to initiate sessions, shopping carts, etc.
• Authentication cookies: They identify the user once they log-in to the system.
• User centric security cookies: Cookies aimed at increasing the security of a service requested by the user, such as controlling security when repeatedly trying to access a registration system.
• Multimedia Player session cookies (Flash Cookies): they are used to store technical data necessary to reproduce video or audio (such as image quality, or network speed).
• Load balancing session cookies: these cookies would only store information about connection points (technical cookie).
• UI customization cookies: they are usually used to customize the appearance of the web (language, etc.).
• Social plug-in content sharing cookies: Social networks usually have “plug-in modules” that website owners can integrate into their platform so that users of social networks can share content with their contacts. These plug-ins usually involve the installation of cookies on users’ computers.
• Third party advertising: Cookies used for third party ad networks.
• Analytical cookies: they generate statistics on the flow of visitors, browsing patterns, etc.

4. What happens if cookies are disabled

If you reject cookies, you will be able to continue using our website, but it is possible that some of the services and / or links stop working, and we will not be able to obtain very valuable information from you to offer you content according to your interests and so that you can access more easily and quickly to the information of your interest.

5. Changes in the cookie policy

The website http://sostenibilidad.vinccihoteles.com/, can modify this cookie policy, either by incorporating new cookies due to the need for new content that may be offered, or based on legislative or regulatory requirements that make it necessary to change of the same, for this reason Users are advised to visit it before starting to browse the web, and each time they visit it again.